# NTSB Accident CHI96FA094
> **Cessna 182** · 1996-02-19 · ODELL, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96FA094
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05225
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-19
- **Location:** ODELL, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.000782, -88.519538
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182
- **Registration:** N3243Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and subsequent loss of aircraft control, probably due to spatial disorientation of the pilot.  Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, reduced visibility due to the weather condition (snow), and the pilot's lack of instrument experience.

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